Johnny Chang

i didn’t want to read my Bible every morning. but somehow, that’s what saved me. not as a one-time thing, but daily. from my own thinking, and from the version of myself that shows up when God’s Word isn’t in my system.

before the Word was a daily habit, i was running on my own understanding. my own logic. my own feelings about who i was and what i deserved. and my own understanding had a track record: prison, destruction, a life i had to survive instead of live.

the Word didn’t just give me information. it gave me a different lens, a standard to measure my thoughts against. before that i had no filter. whatever came into my mind, i acted on. whatever i felt, i followed. and feelings will lie to you every single time if the Word isn’t there to correct them.

that’s what i had to learn. if i rely on how i feel to stay close to God, the enemy wins every morning he can make me feel off. so i stopped waiting to feel ready. i opened it anyway.

and slowly, something shifted. not overnight, but the direction changed. my thoughts started to change, then what i believed about myself, then who i was becoming. all of it traced back to one decision. open the Word before you open anything else.

Joshua 1:8 says, “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

day and night. not only when you feel like it, but day and night. the Word doesn’t need your feelings to work. it just needs your consistency.

i built the Core of the Heart Daily app to help you build that habit every single day, with daily devotionals, mentorship with me, real scripture, hours of video teachings, plus instant answers rooted in scripture with GospelBot.

comment APP and i’ll send you the link.